face it, by Lewis Jordan and Music at Large

face it

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1.	going places 03:46	buy track
2.	TBD 07:52	buy track
3.	The Ex-Cannibal's Kiss 06:05	buy track
4.	strings attached 01:48	buy track
5.	Rhythmything 01:49	buy track
6.	Take This Hammer 03:17	buy track
7.	Four Deuces (39th & Prairie) 04:48	buy track
8.	Nothing More than Freedom 09:32	buy track
9.	Bird 02:51	buy track
10.	Waiting for G/Brief Dream 02:37	buy track
11.	The Revolution Will Not Be Liked 04:55	buy track
12.	we are cleared for departure 01:05	buy track

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Lewis Jordan is a saxophonist and poet, playing to scale walls, working to build bridges. In this recording Jordan and Music at Large face it: face the music and face the fact that we are all cleared for departure. In this recording, longtime collaborators, Jimmy Biala, Karl Evangelista and Erich Hunt, join with new collaborators, Sandi Poindexter and Robert Lopez.

Musical inspirations—from Leadbelly to Charlie Parker to Archie Shepp—are recognized in the poetry and music. Reflection on and refraction of society are part of the soundscape. Poetic license claimed and declaimed.

There are elements in this recording that continue to be the touchstones for music at large, music that will not be confined or cornered: the will to speak truth to power in song and words; the imperative to remind ourselves when and whence we were first touched; the desire for a collective form of improvisation that we can always bring our hearts to.

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released April 2, 2019

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Lewis Jordan and Music at Large Oakland, California

Saxophonist/poet Lewis Jordan is an international touring and recording artist. His teachers are the music and poetry of Ayler, Shepp, Coleman, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago; the thoughts and spirit of Krishnamurti and Rumi. Music at Large includes longtime collaborators, Jimmy Biala, Karl Evangelista and Erich Hunt, together with new collaborators, David Boyce and Ian Carey. ... more

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